Just for kicks, let’s do an almost end-of-year check on the San Diego County / King County overall median price comparison. If you recall, back in March San Diego County’s median was at $415,000, while King County’s was at $395,000. Our March “forecast” called for San Diego to fall to $366,771 by the end of…
Category: Statistics
Statistics, number-based analysis, etc.
Foreclosure Increases Slowed in November
Here’s your November update on Foreclosure activity in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: November 2008 King: 540 NTS, up 57% YOY Snohomish: 220 NTS, up 28% YOY Pierce: 465 NTS, up 28% YOY The graphs below are derived from monthly Notice of Trustee Sale counts gathered at…
Declining Appreciation Closely Tied to Sales Volume
I was going back and updating some of my lesser-used spreadsheets today when I came upon one that I thought was particularly interesting. The graph below is an updated version of something I presented originally in the post Home Buying Demand vs. Price Changes back in April. The chart below takes the year-to-year change in…
Puget Sound Counties November Update
Let’s check in on the NWMLS statistics from around the sound. Here’s where the YOY stats stand for each of the six counties as of November 2008: (Note: The “Sales” data below represents pending sales, not closed sales.) King – Price: -9.2% | Listings: +2.2% | Sales: -21.2% | MOS: 8.7 Snohomish – Price: -11.1%…
NWMLS: Closed Sales Drop Through the Floor
Is it time for November NWMLS market statistics already? Yes, it is. Here’s the NWMLS press release: November’s Housing Activity in Western Washington Reflects "Microclimates" “Real estate microclimates can behave very differently,” according to one industry leader in commenting on the latest report from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. On first glimpse, the statistics for much…